Foot-arch support



July 10,1928. 1,676,398

P. LENGEMANN FOOT ARCH SUPPORT Filed Jan. 26, 1926 3nncutor 7 PM! iqz a Patented July 10, 1928.

UNITED sires PAUL LENGEMANIN, OF BREMEN, GERMANY.

FOOT-ARCH SUPPQR'I.

Application filed January 26, 1926, Seria1 No, 83,795, and in Germany March 16, 1925.

, This invention relates to a foot-arch support and consists in the provlsion of a res1l1- ent comb-shaped metal plate whose teeth are arranged so as to bear against the arch at the inside of the foot only, the teeth being sepait rated by spaces of about the same width as the teeth themselves for'convenient insertion of temporary nails or brads for connecting "the shoe upper, welt and sole together.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which is a bottom plan view of the shoe with the out sole removed. Y

The foot-arch support consists of a resilient metal plate '6 presenting a comb-shaped structure. The body of the plate is permanently connected-near its center to the insole of the footwear a as it is built up in any suit able manner, for instance, by means of nails or screws 0. The approximately parallel arranged teeth (Z of the comb extending to one side of said body portion and integral therewith are formed'so as to support the arch at the inside of the foot only, and they are separated by spaces of about the same width 1 as the teeth themselves.

' The spacing of the teeth gives the latter full freedom of movement and renders the support highly resilient and exceedingly comfortable; i

In the caseof a-welt-shoe,the-outsole is stitched to the welt except where the teeth 03 interfere. Then the outsole is either tacked or stitched to the welt between the teeth.

E T OFF f In the case of a McKay shoe, the outsole is either stitched or nailed to the insole, as in a usual McKay shoe, d interfere. Then the insole between the teeth,

'Iclaim: i A shoe having incorporated therein a metallic arch support comprising a body portion permanently secured tothe insole and proexcept .where the teeth vided onits-inner side with a plurality of i i approximately equally spaced and parallel narrow, resilient, integral teeth, saidteeth outsole isrnailed to the extending from between the outsole and insole againstthe upper of the shoe to support the arch of the foot, and the spaces between the teeth being of sufficient width to allow securing means to be passed through said spaces. 7

PAULLENGEMANN. 

